Waking Up with the House on Fire is the third studio album from Culture Club, released in 1984.
Tracklist:
Side One
- "Dangerous Man"
- "The War Song"
- "Unfortunate Thing"
- "Crime Time"
- "Mistake No. 3"
Side Two
- "The Dive"
- "The Medal Song"
- "Don't Talk About It"
- "Mannequin"
- "Hello Goodbye"
Bonus Tracks (2003 CD Remaster)
- "La Cancion De Guerra"
- "Love Is Love"
- "The Dream"
- "Don't Go Down That Street"
Principal Members:
- Boy George – vocals
- Mikey Craig – bass guitar
- Roy Hay – guitar, piano, keyboards, sitar, electric sitar
- Jon Moss – percussion, drums
This album provides examples of:
- Burn the Witch!: In "The War Song":Like a Philistine, we're burning witches too.
- Face on the Cover: Boy George as a Fiery Redhead, with other members of the band featured on the right.
- Gratuitous Japanese: "Don't Go Down That Street" has a few lines spoken in Japanese.
- Gratuitous Spanish: "La Cancion De Guerra" is simply "The War Song" with part of its lyrics sung in Spanish.
- Lipstick Mark: In "Crime Time":Playing Fats Waller, lipstick on your collar.
- Lyrical Cold Open: "Mannequin"
- One-Word Title: "Mannequin"
- Pay Evil unto Evil: In "Unfortunate Thing":Laughing at the rumour that you've been screwing someone.Laugh, better cry, it could be your turn next time.
- Protest Song: "The War Song"
- Record Producer: Steve Levine
- Shout-Out:
- "The Dream" mentions Alice In Wonderland.
- "The War Song" quotes Pink Floyd's "The Great Gig in the Sky", complete with Clare Torry on vocals.
- Silly Love Songs: "Love Is Love", from the movie Electric Dreams.
- The Something Song: "The War Song" and "The Medal Song".
- Special Guest: Boy George's friend Miko in "Don't Go Down That Street".
- War Is Hell: "The War Song".